Quote:1 US gallon = 3.7854118 litresSo says google.
The premium fuel issue is similar to the "why own a sport car when any car will do?" discussion. However, being a speed junkie, I can tell you that the difference between regular 87- and premium >90-ocrane fuel is anything but trivial. Of course, the little engine, as far as it is officially rated, gives about the same fuel economy as a low-end Accord Sedan. Sure, it lacks in low-end torque, but once it gets up, it really goes.
Unless you live down town Vancouver, near major traffic routes, close by a Skytrain station, or in relative proximity to major "town centres" public transportation is laughable when it comes to time efficiency, and only highly decent in dependability. And that is only when your destination also satisfies the above mentioned conditions.
Living in what is considered the suburb of Vancouver (actually, I'm two cities over from Vancouver, but the whole area is considered as a district known as Greater Vancouver) public transportation pales in comparison to having your own vehicle. Making the trip up Burnaby Mountain, where my university resides, takes at least twenty minutes by bus, over fourty minutes if I took a more frequent bus which does not stop running after 5 pm, about an hour biking/walking, and under ten minutes if I drove myself. I also live fairly close to the mountain where I can see construction cranes working on the new resident buildings from outside my window. Of course, it is a university campus, so the bus service is fairly reliable. If I were to head to down-town or other major commercial centres to the west, public transportation does quite nicely, although at the cost of time, since I avoid having to deal with road traffic, provided that I plan to return home before midnight. However, in most other cases, such as visiting your friend or even going down to the library, it takes quite a while to reach, often having to spend a major portion of the route walking or to transfer between a few different routes.